Off-white Hollywood: American Culture and Ethnic Female Stardom

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Routledge, 2001 - 221 pages
Off-White Hollywood investigates how the 'ethnicity' of white European-American actresses has played a key role in the mythology of American identity and nation building. Negra focuses on key stars of the silent - Colleen Moore and Pola Negri - classical - Sonja Henie and Hedy Lamarr - and post-classical eras - Marisa Tomei and Cher - to demonstrate how each star illuminates aspects of ethnicity, gender, consumerism, and class at work in American culture.

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Irish National Cinema
Ruth Barton
Limited preview - 2004
Irish National Cinema
Ruth Barton
Limited preview - 2004

About the author (2001)

Diane Negra is Assistant Professor in the Department of Radio, TV and Film at the University of North Texas. She is the co-editor of A Feminist Reader in Early Cinema (Duke University Press 2002).

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